The Tailbone Podcast : Expert talks

Roel Wilbers

The podcast about tailbone pain! In this podcast you will hear the topic explained by experts only and will get solely (at the time of recording) up-to-date and high quality information. It will be deliverd directly through the doctors and therapists that are specialised in and actually working with tailbone patients on a regular basis, but also by researchers that have specialised knowledge and the patients that suffer from it.  The episodes are fully aimed at informing the people that suffer from tailbone pain or are interested in this topic and the info will be presented in an accesible way. Your host in this serie is Roel Wilbers, a Dutch physiotherapist that is specialised in the treatment of tailbone pain and is involved in scientific research about it.

  1. 11h ago

    14. Patrick Foye - Medical Doctor

    The guest in this episode is Dr. Patrick Foye. Patrick is an American physician that is based in New Jersey, near New York and the founder and director of the Coccyx Pain Center (Tailbone Pain Center). He is one of the most well known people in the tailbone world and one of the most prominent speakers at the World Symposium. Patrick has treated thousands of patients over his more than 25 years of experience, has given many medical lectures about tailbone pain and published a lot of medical journal articles and chapters or parts of medical textbooks. He also published a book about tailbone pain: "Tailbone Pain Relief Now!", has an extensive website under tailbonedoctor.com and also a YouTube channel under this name  with over 1,5 million views. Patrick had so much valuable info to offer, that we split the intreview in two episodes. Today in the first episode we will cover what tailbone pain is, how and why it is often misdiagnosed and how a propper diagnosis can be established. You will learn about his extensive knowledge and experience and especially also his extreme enthusiasm about the topic and willingness to share the message that there is help out there. The webpage linked to this episode you can find through this link. Here you can find more info about him and this episode.  For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com.  If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at roel@roelwilbers.nl.

  2. Aug 15

    13. New insights from the world symposium 2026

    Todays episode is about the 5th International World Symposium on Tailbone Pain, held in Istanbul - Turkey in July 2026. Here experts from all over the world gather to share and learn from eachother about the diagnostics and treatment of tailbone pain. I was there as one of the speakers and in this episode I am going to take you along in how such a world symposium looks like, what was spoken about and what is important for healthcare professionals but also not medically or therapeutically trained people.  In this episode  I will adress a few of the lectures and the overall message and hope it leaves you inspired and more knowleagable after this episode.  The webpage linked to this episode you can find through this link.  For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com.  If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at roel@roelwilbers.nl.

    13. New insights from the world symposium 2026

  3. Jul 14

    12. Achim Benditz - Medical Doctor and Surgeon

    The guest in this episode is Prof. Dr. Achim Benditz. He is an orthopeadic doctor and surgeon with a specialty in tailbone pain. He lives and works in Germany and here he is head of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery in a hospital and runs an orthopaedic spine clinic for two days per week. He saw around 4000 coccydynia patients and performed thousands of injections and over 300 tailbone surgeries. People come to see him for his expertise and treatments from all over Germany, and also more and more from all over Europe. Next to that he wrote over 90 scientific articles, of which several about tailbone pain. In this episode he shares his knowledge and experience about tailbone pain, but also how he encountered quite some resistance among his medical colleagues to become a tailbone specialist and to get his papers about it published. Also we will dive deeper into what he hears from patients and the hardships they have gone through to finally find specialised help, or even just someone in the medical field that takes their them and their problems seriously and recognises it as an actual problem of the tailbone.  The webpage linked to this episode you can find through this link. Here you can find more info about him and this episode.  For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com.  If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at roel@roelwilbers.nl.

    12. Achim Benditz - Medical Doctor and Surgeon

  4. Jun 14

    11. Jeroen - Patient

    Jeroen has been suffering from tailbone pain for over four years and gained a lot of knowledge during his journey of treatments and approaches. In my view he knows more than most doctors and therapists about the topic. He also tried almost all medical and therapeutic options, with as most recent one the spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and here we will dive into deeply in this episode. He will share his journey in finding treatment and what he encountered in the medical and therapeutic world, and the decisions he made along the way. He also talks about what he experienced as a patient suffering from severe problems and how he managed his pain and problems to a level that doesn't interfere with his desired daily life activities. And this was quite a challenge because after the hundreds of patients I saw as a therapist (often the worst cases), Jeroen is most probably the patient that had the most severe problems that I have encountered so far.  The webpage linked to this episode you can find through this link. Here you can find more info about him and this episode.  For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com.  If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at roel@roelwilbers.nl.

    11. Jeroen - Patient

  5. May 14

    10. Elif Gürkan - Medical Doctor

    The guest in this episode is Dr. Elif Gürkan. She is an experienced Turkish physician that worked in several different countries. She runs her own clinic in Istanbul now and a true specialist on tailbone pain. Next to having experienced tailbone pain herself, she was one of the pioneers on this topic in her country. She treats tailbone patients for over 25 years now and saw over 3000 patients.  In this episode she shares her knowledge, experience and wisdom with us about tailbone pain. We will go into where tailbone pain comes from, what is the underlying mechanism and her experiences treating it through manual mobilisations and injections. Elif also is one of the organisers of the upcoming 5th International Symposium on Coccyx Disorders in Turkey, where she will be presenting about manual therapeutic techniques and teach a workshop.  The webpage linked to this episode you can find through this link. Here you can find more info about her and this episode.  For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com.  If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at roel@roelwilbers.nl.

    10. Elif Gürkan - Medical Doctor

  6. Apr 14

    9. Marjolein - Patient

    Our guest in this episode is Marjolein. Marjolein talks about her path as a patient suffering from tailbone pain and being in a lot of pain and with a lot of restrictions for many years, and where the path of finding adequate treatment led to strong desperation and even suicidal thoughts. Her tailbone problems made her inable to sit and work and in the end had serious implications for her career, sports and social life. In her search for help she often was left with nothing more then: 'we unfortunately cannot help you anymore'. In this episode you will get the expert view from the patients perspective. I think that a lot of people suffering from tailbone problems can relate to her story and can find recognition and comfort in her experiences. The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/podcast-marjolein. Here you can find more info about her and this episode.  For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com.  If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at roel@roelwilbers.nl.

    9. Marjolein - Patient

  7. Mar 14

    8. Roel Wilbers - Physio and Manual Therapist

    The guest in this episode is Roel Wilbers.    You have probably heard me as the host of this podcast and in this episode I will dive deeper into the things I learned through the years. I am a physiotherapist and specialised in tailbone pain for the last ten years. I am inolved in doing scientific research and will be a speaker at the upcoming World Congres of Coccyx Pain. On my website tailbonetherapist.com and Instagram under destuittherapeut,  I share a lot of info about tailbone pain, and mainly I treat a lot of people with these problems and they come and see me for that from all over the country.  We will take a dive into the science and how tailbone pain is approached in the medical world and literature, and what effect this has on the treatment options patients are presented with. Also I will introduce you to another expert on the treatment of tailbone pain: Michael Durtnall, and share his research and treatment findings with you. The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/podcast-roel/. Here you can find more info about me and this episode.  For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com.  If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at roel@roelwilbers.nl.

    8. Roel Wilbers - Physio and Manual Therapist

  8. Feb 16

    7. Sary van der Hasselt - Osteopath

    The guest in this episode is Sary van der Hasselt.    Sary has a masters degree in osteopathy and she is specialised in pelvic and tailbone pain. She is a last resort for a lot of patients and treats from expansive theoretical knowledge as well as practical experience. She has a very wide approach as an osteopath, from where she not only looks at the mechanical aspect like the joints and muscles, she also examines and treats the neurlogical, vascular, viceral and fascia components of problems. In this episode she will explain how she works and what components she sees that are connected to tailbone problems. And shares a great exercise with us in this episode. The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/the-tailbone-podcast-sary/. Here you can find more info about her and this episode.  For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com.  If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at roel@roelwilbers.nl.

    7. Sary van der Hasselt - Osteopath
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The podcast about tailbone pain! In this podcast you will hear the topic explained by experts only and will get solely (at the time of recording) up-to-date and high quality information. It will be deliverd directly through the doctors and therapists that are specialised in and actually working with tailbone patients on a regular basis, but also by researchers that have specialised knowledge and the patients that suffer from it.  The episodes are fully aimed at informing the people that suffer from tailbone pain or are interested in this topic and the info will be presented in an accesible way. Your host in this serie is Roel Wilbers, a Dutch physiotherapist that is specialised in the treatment of tailbone pain and is involved in scientific research about it.

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